Overview
- The 12,500-capacity OVO Arena Wembley sold out and the show was streamed worldwide.
- Organizers said roughly £1.5 million had been raised by late evening, with ongoing donations and merchandise sales continuing online.
- Proceeds are being routed through Choose Love to Palestinian‑led groups including Taawon, the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and the Palestinian Medical Relief Society.
- Palestinian artists and speakers were foregrounded, with testimony from journalists and medics and a standing ovation for UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese.
- Dozens of prominent performers and presenters took part, while some remarks drew pushback from the crowd, including boos when Richard Gere invoked Trump and calls for Louis Theroux to use the word “genocide.”